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'Patented Oct.

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A wuwtcvz UMTED srATEsrATENT olilICEl CHARLES E. Goniinnyor nETR'o1T,-' M1oH1G.eN, Assi-snor. 'ro ED'MUNDs AND- JONES CoRPoRAT1oN,- or DETROIT, MICHrGAN'gA: ooRPoRATIoN orgivrIoHIG'AN.

jpfcupasl'i apeth a trefl ector therein.. ofmeans lfor. 'Qiiiiiotally infoili'ntlnlthe reflectortin the body,

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of Michi( ,fhaye invented afneyi'landlinproyedvlgalnp, which the following al sli-@Citrin This:

Ivide Lineans."whereby the direction. of the beam of liel'it proiec'ted by the reflector may beVv \".arie l` without? moying'pthe body of vthev vlamp.' y f 'Il' sinvention consists., in; combination of the bodyyofthe lainp .which .is preferably v. thepi-yotal'asis beingl preferably at the o pen ends of the reflector and .body andcentral therewith. and a lens and lens ringclosing` `tlufopen end of thereflector. f n.

,1t .also .consists in providing l resilient ineans. @for restraining, .they reflector vfrom turni-unf on `itsfpiy'ots. i

eIt flu'therconsists in ,means for swinging@l` therefleetor relative to the :body of thelamp.

'In'.the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 :1k-entrai..longitmlinal., vertical section of a lamp embodyingY thisin\;ention.\ Fig. 2 is a./diagraminaticfi'i .n ofthe front end-of a a motor vehicle indicating mechanism for moving the reflector. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of sections of portions of the body and of the reflector of the lamp, parts of the body and lens ring' being broken away to` disclose the pivots of the reflector. Fig. l is a transverse section of the retaining spring and Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section thereof. Fig. t3 is a transverse section ofthe edgeof the reflector and the lens ring. l

Similar reference characters refer to like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to Fig. 1. the body 1 of the lamp is shown connected to the tubular support 2 into which the usual socket 3 extends. The reflector l carries a thimble in which a socket sleeve 6 is slidabley A lamp-bulb 7 is mountedin this sleeve and a flexible con- `nector S extends from .the socket 3 to the u *iifitjleiitionyA relatest'ofilamps'of the .headlrgjlit type. particularly tothose adapted tormotor `Vehicles. and its. obiect is. to proy the body.

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Asired. this band 9 may befformed` at intervals with..circumferentiall corrugations or teeth 11. .The reflector lis formed with .a radial portion 12.V preferably grooved tojreceiye the packing` ring' 13 ofcotton, rubber or other suitable .,niaterial,- and with" acylindrical .flange 14 at lthe outer-edge of.A thepart 12. .At intervals along' .the'partlythe vtongues position the lensl 16.l

la're struck up. as indicated in Fig. 6, to

"tion 1S .that'pressesf againstthe lens 16.. To hold thislens and lens ring in position any desirable means may b'e employed,l but I preferaresilient rod 4orwire. 19, securedatin- 4teryals `to the reflector by spotsQO ofsolder; or by welding. .This uirei's formed--at intervals with ears @that snap over the outer l'edge thesr'adial flange 18 of trie lens ring and thus resiliently hold. the lens ring andy lens in position. Anyv other desired construction of lens ring may be employed.

yThe connection between .the reflector and the.. body may beby'ineans 'ofi-pivots making .any .desired angle with .the horizontal,4 the pivots 25 shown inF being ign a vertical line and 'thosein Fig'. 1 being-ina horizontal'l line. The cylindrical pai-tall of thereflector may beformed With tuo holes to receivev the screwsl. the4 holes being surrounded by the bearing' flanges A nut 26 to receive each screw is mounted in the flangel 9l of the body, and diametrically opposite each other so that the rear end of the reflector can be swung' on these screws as an axis to deflect the beam of light as desired.

lVarious means may be employed to hold the reflector' in position. Circumferentially corrugated springs 2T. positioned half Way between the pivots and mounted on the cylindrical flange 11 of the reflector. as shown in Fig. 3, may have corrugated surfaces, as shown in Fig'. el, to fit the circumferentlally corrugated portions of the flange 9 of The tension of these springs is such that considerable force is required to swing' the reflector within the-body.

While the reflector canbe positioned by pressingr directly upon it or upon the lens a. small lever 29 being shown mounted on.

v springis anchored at its inner end to the body of the lamp at 36. This spring must be strong enough to overcome the resist-ance .of the resilient clamps 27, although these may be omitted entirely ivhen the -deflecting device just described is employed. Many changes in the details of construction maybe made by those skilled in the art Without departing from the spirit of my invention as set forth in the following claims. l

I claim l 1..'In a lamp, the ,combination of abody, a reflector therein, a lens and lens ring mounted on the reflector,-a lampi-bulb 'carried by the reflector, a pair of'pivots between l,

the body and the reflector to permit the reflector to be sivung thereon Within the body, and resilient means-on the reflector engaging said body to restrain the movement of the reflector Within the body.

2. In a lamp, the combination of a cupv shaped body, a cup-shaped reflector therein,- pivots carried by the body at its open end on yivliich the reflector is pivotally mounted,

a lens and lens-ring to close the open end of the reflector, manually operable means to,

siving the reflector in the body in one direction, and a` spring to swing the reflector 1n tlie opposite direction. A

3. In a lamp, the combinationof a cupshaped body, a cup-shaped reflector therein,

40. pivots carried by the body at its open end on vwhich the reflector is pivotally mounted,

a lens and lens-ringA to close the open end of-the reflector, manually operable means to swing the reflector in the body in one direc# tion, a spring to` swing the reflector in the opposite` direction, andv a second spring to' restrain the movement of thev reflector in either direction. I

sliaped'body having an'intiirned cylindrical portion, a cup-shaped reflector within the body having its outer edge in the formv of a cylindrical flange positioned within t-he cylindrical portion 'of 'the body, ,pivots betiveen said cylindrical parts of the body andreflector, a circular lens mounted within the cylindrical flange of the lreflector, a lens-ring in enga ement with said lens, and means onthe re ector for resiliently holding the lens-ring and lens in position.

v5. In4 a lamp, the combination of a body,

:i reflector therein, a lamp-bulb carried by 4. In a lamp, the combination of a cup-4 the reflector, a' pair of. pivots between, the

lamp body `and tliex'reflector to permit the reflector to be swung thereon ivitliin the body, and yieldable means betiveen the body A and the reflector to.restrain the movement of' the reflector'iv'ithin the body at all times irrespective ofthe relative positions ofthe body and reflector.

6. Ina lamp, the combination of acup shaped body having an intiirned cylindrical portion, av cup-shaped reflector within the.

body having its outer edge in the form offa' i cylindrical flange positioned within the cylindrical portion of the body, pivots between said ycylindrical parts of the body and re-vl flector, and means for restraining the re flector from moving from the positions to which it may be siviing'on saidA pivots. CHARLES E. GODLEY. 

